Register the mount partitions

In the chroot

Base system installation

pacman -Syf base

Configure the new system

Configure /etc/rc.conf

One of the central file in the ArchLinux system. You'll find everything you need here.

Partition configuration

To specify what partitions will be used by your operating system you need to edit the Template:Filename file. This file lists the partitions, where they will be mounted, the type of the file system and some other options. Be sure to check this page for more information. Here is a quick example of the Template:Filename file: